Vehicle wheel



April 22 1924. 1,491,560

E. E. sLicK VEHICLE WHEEL Filed Dec. e 1919 5 Sheets-Sheetl April 22 1924- E. E, SLICK VEHICLE WHEEL :s sheets-sheet '2 Filed DeC- s s E N n w April 22 1924.

E. E. sLlcK VEHI CLE WHEEL Filed Dec. 6, 1919 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 WITNESS Patented pr. 22,

Nl'rEn STATES EDWIN E. SHCI, F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLYANIA.

VEHICLE L.

applicati@ mea December s, 1919, serial m. seam.

Be it known that I, EDWIN E. SLIoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania., have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Vehicle Wheels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichr-l Figure 1 is a side elevation of a1- vehicle wheel embodying the invention.

. L Figure 2 is a section along the line II-'I f Figure 1. 1B Figures 3, 4, 5 and tion in which- Figure 3 is a side elevation of the vehicle -Wheel. Y

Figure 4 is a central vertical section.

Figure 5 is an enlargedl vcentral vertical section.

Fi 6 is a detail section along the line Figure 7 is a detail section alng the line .2B VII-VII of Figure 3.

` The present invention relates to 'vehicle wheels and more particularly to a vehicle wheel in which two metallic webs or disks join the hub and rim in place of spokes.

The object of the invention is to produce a wheel of this character of a simple strong construction and one which is convenient t3 illustrate-a modificafor use particularly upon automobiles. With i taken from the hub by unscrewing the hub this object in view the present invention con- -sists in the arrangement and combination'of parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims, the advantages off which will be apparent to one skllled in. the art from' the following deo scription. Referring to the illustrated embodiment of theinvention, the wheell comprises a hub i member indicated generally by reference numeral 2, a rim me ber indicated gen- ,45 erally by reference numeral 3, and two disks or webs 4'and 5 joining the hub and rim.-

The hub 2 comprises a hub member proper 6 having a ange7 which forms a shoulder or abutment to receive the inner edge of the a disk 5. The aange 7 has Studs s which project from it and pass through holes in the disk A5 for the purpose of preventing the disk 5 fromA rotation relative to the hub. The outer end ofthe hub member 6 is threaded at 9 to receive a. hub cap or nut 410 v v'hich `that the extent of such vdemountable part of thewheelin place. y

The disks 4 and 5 are of thicker vgauge at the hub than they are at their periphery, being preferably1 tapered as indicated in the 00 drawings. The Adisks are spaced apart at the hub butar brought together and joined Y at the rim, asl shown particularly in Fi J e 2. At the rim, the edges i o f the `4 and 5v are bent `over at right angles, as in- 65 dicatedbyreference numeral 11, andare welded to each other and to the inside ofthe l rim 3. A reinforcing ring ,12 isl preferably placed inside the bent over portions of the disks and is welded thereto, this mak- 70 l ing a stronger joint for supporting the rim on the disks. As shown in Figure 2 the two disks outwardly converge forming the two legs of a V looking at the wheel in cross section as shown in Figure 2. The inner edges 'Il of the disks 4 and are united to a acer sleeve 13. This spacer sleeve 13 has a gnge 14 which fits against and is. welded to'fthe disk 5. This flange 14 has'lboes 15 'whichy fit over the head'ofthe studs 8. The pouter 80 end (that isthe ende-way from the vehicle) of the spacer 13, has an.' inwardly projecting flange 16 over which the 4inner edge ef the disk 4 ispeenedorbentjat 17. The disk 4 may be welded't'o the spacer 1 3 at this point. 85

The rim; the two disks 4.and 5, and thev spacere13 make up the demountable part of the wheel. 'This demountable part may be cap 10 and another demountable part put 'in` 9o its place. The hub cap 10, as shown 1n Figure 2, is a short cap bearing against the edge of the disk 4 at the spacer 13 and pressing the disk-5 'into firm engagenentl with the shoulderv on the flange 16 at the inner end of 95 the hub member 6. x LAS shown in Figure2 the disks 4 and 5 join the rim 3 at-its central portion. When a pneumatic tire is employed the valve' or filling tube projects through a valve hole at the middle ofthe rim 3. The disks 4 and 5 f are de'ected inwardly (that is toward the vehicle side of the wheel) at the valve hole of the rim. As shown in the drawin the -inner disk 5'has a small bend or deiectedV 105- -area 20 at its periphery while the outer disk 4 has a conslderably larger deflected area 21, this area exten nearly to-thev center of the disk; It woul be obvious, however,

deflected area naughtv 11o J at 22.

be varied. As indicated in`Figure 2 the de flected portions of theV disks are brought together andtheir edges and the reinforcing ring 12 bent laround to the inside of the valve which is indicated in dotted' lines This gives access to. the valve at the outside of the wheel, that is to say' the side of the wheel away from the vehicle.

. This construction also does away with the `pearance to the wheel.

doors heretofore employed in double disk wheels where the valve stem projects between the disks.

In Figures 34v to 7, inclusive, is villustrated anotherA embodiment of the invention in which one of the disks iscorrugated so as to forma spoke-like structure. This wheel has the hub 2 and rim 3 joined by two tapered disks 4 and '5. The disk 4, instead of v being of a substantially plain shape, as

- shown in Figures 1 and 2, is corrugated, de-

pressions 30 being pressed into the disk 4. These depressions 30 lie against the inside of the other disk 5. This produces spokes 3i where the disks 4 and 5 are spaced apart.

The disks 4 and 5 may or may not be welded together at the depressions 30.

The depressions 30 and spokesl are symmetrically disposed giving an attractive ap- The hole for the valve stem 22 of a pneumatic tire comes opposite one of the depressions 30. fIn this construction the space for the valve stem is provided without marring the symmetry of the wheel. ,The spoke-like construction isN 'not only attractive to theV eye, but possesses great strength and rigidity.l

As shown in Figures 4, and 5, the outer redges 'of the disks 4. and 5 are bent at right angles oppositely to each other and' are united with a rim, preferably by welding.

- While I have specifically illustrated ,and-

described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that the invention is not to be limited to its illustrated embodiment but may lbe embodied in other constructions of vehicle wheels-within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A vehicle wheel comprising a hub, a

rim, two outwardly converging disks joining'the hub and rim, one of said disks be: ing uncorrugated and the other of said disks being corrugated to form s okes separated by substantially fiat triangu ar areas iitting against the uncorrugated disk, substantially as described.

2'. A vehicle wheel comprising a hub, a rim, and two outwardly converging disks joining the hub and rim," at least one of said disks being vcorrugated and having substantially iiat areas fitting against the uncorrugated disk, substantially as described.

3. A vehicle wheel comprising a hub, a

rim, an inner disk joiningthe hub and rim,

and an outer disk joiningthe hub and rim, said outer disk havingkradial depressions therein forming spoke-like portions of uniform width in said outer disk intermediate said depressions; substantially as described.

' 4. A vehicle wheel comprising a hub, a

`rim, arrinner disk ljoining the hub and rim,

and an outer disk joining the hub and rim and radially corrugated throughout a por- `tion only of the radial distance between the hubv and rim to form spoke-like portionsin said outer disk, the bottom. portions of said corrugations being secured to the innerv disk,

' and forming spoke-ilike portions of uniform width in, said outer disk intermediate s/aid depressions, substantially as described.

7. A vehicle wheel comprising a hub, a rim, an' inner disk joining the hub and rim, and an outer disk joining the hub and rim, and having radial spoke-like corrugaform flat. areas which lie in contact/with and are secured to the inner disk, substantially as descrlbed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto setI my hand;

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